Cardiovascular system
Inferior mesenteric vein
Vena mesenterica inferior
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Trunk
- Part of
- Splenic vein
DescriptionUnreviewed
In human anatomy, the inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) is a blood vessel that drains blood from the large intestine.
It usually terminates when reaching the splenic vein, which goes on to form the portal vein with the superior mesenteric vein (SMV).
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Vena mesenterica inferior
- English
- Inferior mesenteric vein
- French
- Veine mésentérique inférieure
- Spanish
- Vena mesentérica inferior
- Portuguese
- Veia mesentérica inferior